My favorite video EVER! I'm not the only quilter who has quilting craft boxes and bags in every room in the house. Thank you for sharing!! If I could I'd give you 10 thumbs up!!!
In the words of of Mean Girls "The Limit Doesn't Exist" But for real, that is so sweet that he encourages your hobby rather than trying to suppress it.
You just shot to the top of my absolute favorite RUclips channel host!!! Being so extremely vulnerable is my dream, but now that you have opened yourself up I feel inspired to let people into my life. My sewing room-- actually my laundry room, dining room and guest bedroom are overrun with sewing and crafting bins, boxes and bags. I have been feeling like I need to purge all of the areas, but now am feeling like one area at a time. So thank you from the bottom of my heart for opening your sewing life and space to included all of us who struggle with organization.
@@TheSewingChannel You're very welcome. I know how disheartening it can be when you throw yourself completely into something and no one even notices. Just a note- I started my sewing room cleaning/organizing and am about 1/3 of the way, when it's done I will then go to the other rooms mentioned before and incorporate only the necessities. Charity is getting the rest. Thanks again.
@@DeborahGrissom-p8z Sounds like my house. I keep wanting to clean and organize but I get overwhelmed. I really don’t want to leave such a mess for my family to get rid of so I need to do it sooner rather than later.
@@bugsyfingersnapper5035 Well so far, due to the great inspiration, I have managed to donate 9 medium sized boxes of crafting and sewing supplies to D.A.V store. A friend of mine has a granddaughter that is getting into crocheting so I am gifting her 3 large bags of all sorts of yarn as well as sever crochet hooks of varying sizes. My sewing doubles as a computer room for my husband so he has been overwhelmed by the size of the room now that so much space has been freed up. Good luck with your venture. I am 71 so it can be done even with limited energy. 😄
I love how real your are! When my youngest went to college I took over her bedroom as my sewing room. It is wonderful to have a dedicated sewing space. I am fortunate to have a glassed in cabinet that stores my fabric and keeps it from getting dusty. I keep the overflow in see through tubs. As I am retired, I try at the end of each week to pick up my room so it feels fresh and makes me want to be in there. Thank you for showing me that it's okay to give myself grace when I can't always do that.
Thank you for showing us your second room. I see treasures in there. When you said, your mom gave you this and your mom gave you that. I stopped what I was doing and sat down with you. The task I was ready to start was going through all the leftover scraps my mom had given to me. I’m just doing a rough sort for now. I have other yardage she gave me that’s in my storage. For me it’s bittersweet but the fabric bits make me smile. I helped her pick a lot of her fabrics for projects and she always said I would get some of it back, some day. You see my mom passed away last Christmas morning at the age of 97. She was ready to be done with this old world. I was with her and as ready as you can be for that moment. So I decided to tackle the scraps today and absentmindedly turned RUclips on and there you were tackling your room. Thank you for being so real and thank you for what you put on your channel❤️
I did a purge last year of my sewing and craft stuff. Second time in my adult life to do this and it was long past time. What didn’t sell at my garage sale went to the charity shop in town to live a new life in someone else’s bin for 20 years 😂
I think I’ve been the recipient of a few bags of that stuff, too! 😂 But I feel good when I use a vintage zipper knowing some lady saved those because they were useful and now it was finally used 😊
I am 73 and have been a quilter for about 20 years! I now realize I will never be able to make all my projects but I love fabric. You have inspired me to get better organized and release those things that weigh me down and could possibly bring joy to someone else! Thank you fornamgreat lesson/video!
Tracy, my room once looked like that. Then I followed Karen Brown of Just Get it Done Quilts Decluttering challenge, now my room is neat 90% of the time and it’s a pleasure to go in and sew. Because you do tutorials I know you can’t get rid of nearly as much as we can but it can’t hurt to take a look when you have the time. Love everything you do, you are a joy to watch.
Thank you for sharing your sewing rooms. I don't have a sewing room. I use my kitchen table. Which is why I don't enjoy sewing. I was feeling a bit claustrophobic when you shared your room. To be totally honest I also struggle with organizing YARN. That is my biggest problem. I have yarn stored in 2spare bedrooms plus have more yarn stored in the living room. So again thank you.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! My husband looks at my sewing room and shakes his head. I’ve been telling him that if you have a tidy sewing room you most likely don’t use it much. I also say that it what a creative mind looks like lol You must be a sister from an other mother lol Love it!
That awful fabric would make a nice tablecloth for an outdoor picnic table and you can toss it when it gets dirty--just a suggestion---I have 3 bookcases that are 'stuffed' with fabric, keep thinking I am going to die with it still 'stuffed'. I also have a whole ROLL of batting---Thank you so much for your honesty, we love it, makes me feel 'less guilty,' lol.
I think most of us who sew are the same way. All our stuff just kinda overflows. When the kids leave you gotta do something with the empty rooms, right? I have a “craft” room, a sewing room and an overflow room that’s the “guest room.” Good thing there’s no more rooms in my house!!! LOL😂
Some suggestions. Because you dump everything into bins and bags, it's difficult. Loose ribbon - Get a file folder or similar, fold the ribbon as you did and tape it onto the file folder/cardboard. You can tape dozens of ribbons to one file folder. You can either tape it inside on each side, so you take it out open it and select the color, or the outside so you can see the color ... then you keep THAT in the bin. Elastic double it and loop it onto a coat hanger, again, you can store all widths and dozens of them onto one coat hanger, using the bottom and top. This can then be hung on the back of the door. For things like zippers. Get a loose leaf notebook and the super thick/strong sheet protectors. Store the zippers in the sheet protectors, by size or color etc. I use the loose leaf that stands on it's own and so you open like a book, flip the "pages" to find your zipper size/color of choice, which you have written size on the sheet protector. (you can use ziplock with sliders by poking 3 holes and using those instead of sheet protectors. This works for many things, lace, patterns, tape, etc. The sock drawer dividers that look like picket fence, (Amazon) those are fabulous in the sewing room because you can customize the size shape and height of the "box" you build and these can be made to fit fat quarters, rolls of ribbon etc.. on a shelf. I made a grid of squares that fit in a drawer for thread storage. To cut them, bend it in the spot first, then they are easy to cut. Very cheap and you can build lots of corrals for things. While I appreciate all the comments of the relieved people seeing your "jumble", I am 180 degrees from that. My sewing studio stays clean and organized ALL the time because I am one of those that can not think when surrounded by chaos. Hopefully these ideas help someone.
Wow. You are brave to show us this. Thanks for sharing. I bow to your stick-to-it-tive-ness!!! My clean out of art, craft and sewing supplies has been taking forever. I can only handle an hour or 2 at a time. It’s exhausting. You did a great job and you must feel so good.
Tracy great video as always. We have always lived in a tiny house and I gave up quilting because of it after the kids came along and not having enough disposable income and space for such an expensive hobby. I live in Canada $21 per yd. I live in a city of 4 million and one tiny quilting store struggling to stay in business. Sewing takes room. During Covid I began quilting and everyone moved back home who wasn't there already and our 1100 sq ft was overwelmed. I have a double bed and all my quilting has to fit under there. Talk about not knowing what you have :) My last child moved out last week and I jumped into that room. (My husband had long ago claimed the other. When I started unpacking my fabric, he said: "just remember that room still has to be the guest room as well." We'll see....One day I showed him on videos the craft rooms American women have. Then Micheals made sense to him. Our''s is also going out of business. We have no Hobby Lobby. I am lucky I don't have these temptations otherwise, he'd be looking for a room to rent for himself :). the culture of hobbies is so addictive and they take space. It is hard to limit ourselves to just one.
Congratulations! You just accomplished a super task. I need - desperately- to do this also. For me, assigning categories is the most difficult. Putting “like things” together sounds simple but in reality it is very difficult - especially for those items that fit several “categories”. Sigh. Thanks for the inspiration; I’ll keep trying. Thanks for sharing your process.
Oh you lucky girl, a fortune in materials, you have every sewers dream room, but I can imagine how over whelming it is to sort! You have a mini quilting shop looks like you won’t need to purchase another anything sewing wise for the rest of your life! All sewers need another 100 years to do everything they want to do! I have a bucket list that will out do me! lol lol best of luck in your organization. Cheers Lou
Maybe I'll send you photos of my "other " sewing storage room. I'm in the process of removing everything sewing from my living room. Kids move out and hobbies move in. Then at some point you have to regain control over your environment. There is no shame in having supplies. It's how you choose to find peace and functionality that makes doing your projects easier. For anyone who has admitted to hoarding it's a lifelong battle to overcome which sometimes needs a good friend to walk this journey alongside you. Tracy, I have also lost my guest bedroom to my sewing supplies. It's time to get back some perspective and feel better about myself . One huge challenge is to never have anything on the floor that needs to be picked up. Plus learning to say no when offered donations of supplies. It's easy to forget that what you do can affect the people around you that you love the most. You got this! Thanks for your openness and honesty. Hugs from the Harris home in Geraldton Western Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
New to your channel ! I painted my small craft room 3 months ago & have moved all my supplies into my parlor. I love having it mostly empty except for 3 sewing machines , a small table & 2 shelves that run the length of 1 wall that hold most of my thread containers , etc . I need to finish my curtains ( ball fringe ) 1st then organize & squeeze everything else back in !! I also do other crafts so those supplies have to fit. too. I look @ it every day but mostly shut the parlor door & say " Maybe later ? " I applaud your plan & video & offer congratulations for this ! You are my hero ! I will finish watching this later for inspiration ! My craft room also doesn't have a door ! Also some totes in attic ! I need to watch this so I can be productive like you ! Thanks xox that crown quilt for your new granddaughter is so beautiful ! What a lovely gift you have made for her
I have a HUGE secret, too! A 25ft x 60ft sewing/quilting room we planned and built in our shop on a small ranch when we relocated more than a decade ago. Started quilting (and building my stash and whatnots we all wind up with) back in 2001. On and off for decades as life demanded. I'm finally working on organizing as I put fabric on boards (and gleaned bolt cardboards) and sort fat quarters, endless scraps , etc. Garage sales, thrift stores and fabric gifts from non quilting friends hasn't helped lol I am so happy to see REAL sewing areas that are creative works in progress. Good for you to be so brave! It gives perspective to how 'making' makes messes and chaos at times. Thank you, thank you for your candor. It makes a difference to many who otherwise might feel shamed by their creativity zones! Go girl go
We just moved. Trying to organize my sewing stuff. I also work from home and I know I’m going to overflow into the office too! Thank you. You are not alone!
Oh Tracy! Thanks for sharing what our real sewing rooms look like! Mine does anyway! You're a breath of fresh air! Maybe this will kick me into gear on cleaning mine.... Someday
Thank you for showing the 'real' life of a sewing room. Right now, I am trying to work in a room that looks like your extra room. We have 1 more son to get moved out and then I'll have a clean room too. I have a prepared pegboard sitting in the hall because my room is so full we can't get to the walls to hang it.
❤😊 Ur Awesome, Lov This Preparing Space's!! We didn't think our Daughter's were ever going too move out, college here, dating, too picky... I even had my Friend's Praying for them 3 too see they needed more space, we got a huge laugh, we came home from our 25th my 2nd marriage, from dinner just Us, and our Daughter's had samples of materials for building adding on too our house, oh we laughed, couldn't stop crying, laughing, I opened refrigerator to get a bottle of wine, and My Oldest had her invitations to her wedding finally hanging 😀 oh we had horrible thoughts running through my head... all worked out, April's fool's day joke... didn't even think of the Date!! It will happen, Best too Enjoy because now there so busy, Life's being young!! ❤😊
Hi! I really enjoyed this video. I recently heard of a great project a zippered floor pouf- you make it with your scraps and then you just stuff it with all your extra scraps. Still accessible when you need them!
I truly appreciated this podcast. We had to vacate mom out of her apt in 2023. What an eye opener for my daughter and I. Mom sewed also. I've been purging and giving away ever since, especially clothing fabrics. I'm retired now taking care of mom I sorted our fabrics and gave a friend who teaches in schools and community centers. What a relief that was.
My sewing room, my spare bedroom, my living room, and my library are always a mess with my sewing stuff. Thank you for showing me that I'm not the only one. I'm trying to get over Lyme disease. My mojo for everything hasn't been very good for a while now.
❤😊 Healing first, been through and it never goes away, get through and get Ur rest, try too get fruits in Ur diet, it's a horrible challenge but with good guidance and making Ur Health matter, Ur the response of how U be a good food detective, what we eat and drink, or snacks matter, oh it took me hard, I ended up in hospital tube all oh I don't wish that on anyone, Keep a diary, how u feel, what u eat, times, hoe many bottles of water, that Accountability helped me, Hope this help's, Remembering too take Ur Breath, Breathe, God Bless!! Ur cleaning, crafting spaces will be there too sort in a bit!! ❤😊
I hope you find relief soon from that horrible Lyme disease! We are having to move for the second time in six months because of the ticks here. These are all different and carry many other diseases besides Lyme. My daughter is vulnerable to some health issues and we don't want to risk her getting more! I'm keeping you in my prayers!
I truly enjoy your content and your friendly way of presentation. I am watching you sort and clean your second sewing room. Several times you mentioned donating to Goodwill. Please research what Goodwill does with the money they make from sales of the donated goods they receive. Based on what I learned, I no longer patronize Goodwill but chose to donate to Catholic Charities, Right-to-Life Thrift, etc which uses money to benefit those in need in the community.
You get an AMAZING amount done. I’m much slower. Here’s my problem….I do this sorting/arranging after each project. It gives me the thinking time to decide what is next!
Haha now I don’t feel so bad cause that’s what my craftroom looks like currently on a daily basis …. I’ll have to show my husband I’m not the only one 😂😂😂
❤😊 Honestly Ur Too Sweet, the way U were talking I was saying a Prayers for U, that's really not too bad!! Oh my goodness I hv 3 bedrooms, storage rooms, laundry room, my crafting has gotten out of hand, I hv too be organized all old totes, my Hubby's and I went too Walmart to purchase maybe 6 new totes, bins, for working projects, oh my goodness prices and so thin could not believe how cheaply made!! I will keep what I have and work with them... Ur both rooms are not horribly there working rooms, Lov Ur Efforts 😉 My Hubby's put some small boards on wll for Me for my little lite weighted thing, i lov them i slide my little thin bins, totes on them, i see U hv wall space, just a Suggestion 😉 Keep Rocking Life Beautifully ❤😊
You know what they say-- "how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!" You can do this! You are a true inspiration to us all because we can all relate to that one room we don't want to tackle!
I enjoyed this videos so much. It’s real life! Tip for batting scraps: take time to measure it and pin a note to the batting with size and type. Keep a notebook with your batting that lists what size batting scraps you have by type of batting. Now when you need batting for a smaller quilt, you can easily frankenbatt it together easily.
Congratulations Tracy on your organized room. Mine is awful and it does get overwhelming to try to organize and straighten it up. Sometimes I will look at it and walk out. I know what projects that I have started and which ones that I need to work on. I feel you lady, so happy for you. ❤❤
I wondered where you put the stuff from your mom 😉. I have a nice-sized sewing room, but my rule is that if my stuff doesn't fit in that closet - when the room is tidy - I can't buy any more. Very well done, Tracy!! Thx for your honesty!
God Bless You for showing this. It is exactly what my sewing room looks like. I’m happy to know I’m not alone. When I do clean it up, the next project I drag everything out and we are back to square one. I tell whoever enters my basement, I hope you find your way back upstairs 😅
I found a solution to “I have to see it to know what I have” where little odd bits are concerned: see-thru clear shoe holders that either hang or go over the door. That’s where my miscellaneous little stuff lives: glue gun and sticks, tape, pattern weights, Inktense Pens, etc.. I have another one dedicated to zippers - this has been a game changer! Best wishes to us all. You made tremendous headway today.
You saved me today. I was just sitting here in my comfortable chair. Just so ready to give up. My 2 sewing rooms are a big mess. I keep trying and trying and nothing works. And BAM you appear out of nowhere and please know you have helped me immensely. I actually went in my room and started to dig in. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!
@@claudiawarren6053 indeed she is. I watch her all the time but never seen her do a video like this. I mean I really really needed this video at this time. It was a BLESSING
Oh Man! I would have a very difficult time doing this. I have adult ADHD and "squirrel!" I can't keep focused on one project.....but I know once I pick something up...don't just put it down.....put it in its place! I would have to have a timer set or I'd get lost and very frustrated. You are our hero for attempting this.
I found that cleaning up as I go, and doing a thorough cleaning after each large project (like a quilt), helps me not have the situation your second sewing room has...otherwise my sewing studio would look the same as yours!
The running joke in our family is the whole house is my sewing room! I have a small area in the back room where I store most of my crafts that is best described as organized chaos. I use the dining room and living room as a craft room as well.😂🤣😂 Thank you sooooo much for sharing this!!!
Hi Tracy!! Wow! Now I don't feel so guilty about how messy my sewing/quilting corner is. It's more like controlled chaos but I still can't see an uncluttered spot on my sewing desk. Thank you for taking us on this journey. You're so lucky to have 2 rooms but I feel blessed to have one corner in our home office that I can use and keep things out. Now, rest and relax in your cleaned space! ~~ Lynne
You make me laugh. I thought I had a lot of "stuff" not!!! I put my batting in the closet, I know it's there, just don't need to see it, but I'm with you, I need to see what fabrics I have. Can't make a plan if it's not all in view. thank you oh so much for sharing your time, talent and honesty with me. I duplicated your scrap wall of fame, not shame. I'm thinking about making another for the zippers, straps, batting scraps, ribbon, yarn etc. Might be an option I've been tossing around in my head.
Bravo 🎉!!!! I'm a saver of sewing and quilting paraphernalia that has moved with me from place to place. Sometimes, we have to face all of it and get real with ourselves . I can truly relate to the feeling of being weighed down and overwhelmed by my sewing room. It can reduce creativity for me. I appreciate your organizing endeavor! ❤
I went through a rendition in which i started gathering sewing "stuff" from all the nooks and crannies from about the house, stuffed in drawers here and there, and hiding out in the trunk. What began as an afternoon ended up being done over the course of multiple months as i dug, had to reorganize some of the places i dug from, finished some things rather than pack them up again in nothing but a different place, condensed found things into organization, and embarked on some stash sewing.
You are inspiring me to organize more and get rid of stuff I will probably never use. I am glad it's not just me having stuff unsorted. I did manage to organize most of my zippers, ribbons, strapping etc. in bins and placed them on a book shelf with labels. It's extremely hard for me to organize anything in a small apartment. I have stashes everywhere and it's a pain trying to find something I need. I don't have a sewing room and sometimes procrastinate on getting stuff out for a project and then having to put it away again so I can have a chair to watch a movie. I all so have a piles of yarn that I crochet and knit with and it takes up a lot of room. I wish I could shut door and leave it for the next day to start on a project again.
Thank you for letting us in your sewing room #2! It's so real - many of us struggle like you, asking ourselves if we'll use something. Anyway, I appreciate your thought processing through decisions and honesty about how hard it can be. And go Steelers!
My plan on zippers is to use up all the size 4.5 (byAnnie) zippers I have then only buy the large rolls of white and black from Wawak then cover them with coordinating fabric so I don’t have to deal with colors any longer. If someone wants a special zipper, they can pay for it. My strapping all has labels on them with the length remaining marked. Same with zipper tape. I need to sort everything fast - I’m moving sometime soon and have no idea when or how much space I will have. Yikes. Here’s yet another plea/request for a tutorial on that Quiltmas quilt. I absolutely loved it.
❤ Way to go! It took great care, reached film. That’s fair room and put it on video for the world to see. I need to do something like that so I too can be accountable. I am extremely impressed for the amount of work you get done and still be able to take time to clear that room. Congratulations.
Thanks, Tracy, for giving me a chuckle. Organizing is overwhelming. Listening to you sigh and lament. Good on you for taking on the task. It is satisfying once you're done.
Fabulous job!! I remember when Just Get it Done Quilts counted how much yardage she had. OMG! I felt so much better about myself. This too was cathartic. TY
It’s interesting all the organizational differences we all have. Baggies of stuff organized or not gives me anxiety. For me it’s over stimulating visually. So smaller bins (not shoe size, about double that) where things are clearly labeled makes me stay more organized and limits what fits. If I find a bin becomes full, it’s time to donate. Usually one quick visual check tells me if things are more than two years old, then in the donation bag it goes. This episode made me want to go reorganize again! But I will wait as there are other areas in my home more in need of organizing. Thanks for taking us on this journey and being honest, it’s scary opening up to others online through your channel. But what really happened, by filming yourself and sharing with us, it was like you were talking to your best friend while FaceTiming which is always fun to do when you want to chat and work, it makes the time fly!! I have used that before! Thanks again!!
I love your Pensacola Christian college t-shirt you're wearing. Thank you so much for showing us how you're doing it. My sewing room is much messier and bigger than yours. I should clean mine. You're giving me some energy to do so.😊
Gosh I LOVED this video. I really enjoy cleaning and organizing videos and I NEEDED this for quilting! I really identify with your piles, and you are a great example and inspiration for me to work on my sewing room! Thank you! I love listening to your stream of consciousness talk as you think through what to do with it all. You are amazing and so relatable!!❤❤❤
Your second sewing room before pic looks just like my sewing room right now!!! I started laughing when you were grabbing handfuls of scraps for the eBay bags!
Oh, that huge pile of scraps is my idea of scrappy quilting heaven! If I were not already being crowded out of my house by scraps, I would jump on those ebay auctions. Good luck!
Thank you!!! At least you can walk through both of your sewing rooms. I have 2 rooms also, and over 20 large totes of fabric in the garage, but I can't walk though that whole area either. I find myself spreading out my work and not putting away leftovers when projects are done. Thank you for making me face up and try to improve. You beat me on the zippers, but I can't part with them.😂
I feel your anxiety. My si as ter came to my house one day & we cleaned my sewing room & last week I went to her house and we cleaned & organized her room. Now to keep them that way!
LOL Tracy! So real! 🤗Imagine if you were confined to one 8x10 room for your sewing and quilting. That’s me and I do this often.😂 I drive my mister crazy with my almost constant reorganizing and purging of scraps. He says “can’t you use that?” and I tell him only if you get rid of your TV.😂😂😂
I can totally identify with the quilting chaos! My sewing room in now in my dining area & the table is where my sewing machine sits permanently. We don't eat there anymore. Ive also taken over all the china hutch cabinet for all my fabrics/notions., and this sits next to my fabric cutting table. But i do draw the line at storing fabric where i keep food/pans/dishes.
I recently went through my cousin’s vastly crowded sewing room (and boxes and boxes stored in different closets) after she passed. Her daughters wanted to just bring it all to me, ha! I did end up with a fair amount of fabric, notions, machines and other miscellaneous items which I’m still tripping over in my tiny apartment. I so enjoyed this video and watching you make decisions on what to keep and not. Thanks for being real with us, Tracy! There’s hope for me yet!
a long time ago....I was headed in that direction. ended up having to give A LOT of it away because I had to move to a much smaller place. now I have a necessary rule that I have to live by. For every new piece of fabric I purchase, I MUST use some of what I have for "hometown gifts. this has actually saved my sanity! Now I have a tall cupboard to hold my fabric . that"s it! No options to buy more and IS IT EVER HARD TO SAY NO TO MYSELF!
hey I LOVE YOU FOR BEING REAL !!!my sewing room looks like that except everything is in styrafoam containers with lids, to keep cat fur from contaminating my material i sew for people with allergies. pool noodles ascraps n boxes all around with a large kindergarden table from a local school. but thank you for your honesty
About 2 months ago I sat in the middle of the floor in my sewing room and I was BRUTAL. I weeded out fabric like a mad woman. After it was all done after 2 days, I felt fantastic. Now after a project I make precuts out of all my scraps and put them away ready for use
We renovated our house last spring so I had to totally empty my sewing room. What an eye opener!!! When I put everything back, I went thru it and purged what I could, organized it etc. it is so hard to let go of some things. Lol
NOW THAT’S A REAL SEWING ROOM! YOU MADE SO MANY OF US FEEL BETTER ABOUT OUR SEWING SPACES!
My favorite video EVER! I'm not the only quilter who has quilting craft boxes and bags in every room in the house. Thank you for sharing!! If I could I'd give you 10 thumbs up!!!
Ii keep it in only two rooms, 3 if you count closets....
One of the sweetest things my husband said to me was," If we ever hit the lottery, I want to buy a house big enough for all your hobbies."
That’s a keeper honey. ❤
❤😊 That's Correct, what a Wonderful thought, win ahead ❤😊
Does he have a brother who is single? (LOL)
What a sweet heart ❤️❤️❤️
In the words of of Mean Girls "The Limit Doesn't Exist" But for real, that is so sweet that he encourages your hobby rather than trying to suppress it.
You just shot to the top of my absolute favorite RUclips channel host!!! Being so extremely vulnerable is my dream, but now that you have opened yourself up I feel inspired to let people into my life. My sewing room-- actually my laundry room, dining room and guest bedroom are overrun with sewing and crafting bins, boxes and bags. I have been feeling like I need to purge all of the areas, but now am feeling like one area at a time. So thank you from the bottom of my heart for opening your sewing life and space to included all of us who struggle with organization.
I was hoping a lot could relate ❤️ Thank you for the kind words ❤️
@@TheSewingChannel You're very welcome. I know how disheartening it can be when you throw yourself completely into something and no one even notices. Just a note- I started my sewing room cleaning/organizing and am about 1/3 of the way, when it's done I will then go to the other rooms mentioned before and incorporate only the necessities. Charity is getting the rest. Thanks again.
@@DeborahGrissom-p8z Sounds like my house. I keep wanting to clean and organize but I get overwhelmed. I really don’t want to leave such a mess for my family to get rid of so I need to do it sooner rather than later.
@@bugsyfingersnapper5035 Well so far, due to the great inspiration, I have managed to donate 9 medium sized boxes of crafting and sewing supplies to D.A.V store. A friend of mine has a granddaughter that is getting into crocheting so I am gifting her 3 large bags of all sorts of yarn as well as sever crochet hooks of varying sizes. My sewing doubles as a computer room for my husband so he has been overwhelmed by the size of the room now that so much space has been freed up. Good luck with your venture. I am 71 so it can be done even with limited energy. 😄
I love how real your are! When my youngest went to college I took over her bedroom as my sewing room. It is wonderful to have a dedicated sewing space. I am fortunate to have a glassed in cabinet that stores my fabric and keeps it from getting dusty. I keep the overflow in see through tubs. As I am retired, I try at the end of each week to pick up my room so it feels fresh and makes me want to be in there. Thank you for showing me that it's okay to give myself grace when I can't always do that.
Thank you for showing us your room mine can me messy and I refuse to feel bad about it anyway thank you
Couldn’t quit laughing when you divided up the scrap bin into those three bags. You’re hilarious!! Thoroughly enjoyed this video
Thank you for showing us your second room. I see treasures in there. When you said, your mom gave you this and your mom gave you that. I stopped what I was doing and sat down with you. The task I was ready to start was going through all the leftover scraps my mom had given to me. I’m just doing a rough sort for now. I have other yardage she gave me that’s in my storage. For me it’s bittersweet but the fabric bits make me smile. I helped her pick a lot of her fabrics for projects and she always said I would get some of it back, some day. You see my mom passed away last Christmas morning at the age of 97. She was ready to be done with this old world. I was with her and as ready as you can be for that moment. So I decided to tackle the scraps today and absentmindedly turned RUclips on and there you were tackling your room. Thank you for being so real and thank you for what you put on your channel❤️
Appreciate you sharing real quilting spaces! You rock!
I did a purge last year of my sewing and craft stuff. Second time in my adult life to do this and it was long past time. What didn’t sell at my garage sale went to the charity shop in town to live a new life in someone else’s bin for 20 years 😂
I think I’ve been the recipient of a few bags of that stuff, too! 😂 But I feel good when I use a vintage zipper knowing some lady saved those because they were useful and now it was finally used 😊
I am 73 and have been a quilter for about 20 years! I now realize I will never be able to make all my projects but I love fabric. You have inspired me to get better organized and release those things that weigh me down and could possibly bring joy to someone else! Thank you fornamgreat lesson/video!
I learned one big thing that I absolutely MUST have since watching this video! I need a "Sticky Bin". You're my Hero Tracy, good job!!!!
Sticky bin to the rescue LOL😂 It's funny how my brain works for organizing LOL😂
Organization is like a weight lifted off our shoulders. I find it makes me more creative , without all the clutter.
Tracy, my room once looked like that. Then I followed Karen Brown of Just Get it Done Quilts Decluttering challenge, now my room is neat 90% of the time and it’s a pleasure to go in and sew. Because you do tutorials I know you can’t get rid of nearly as much as we can but it can’t hurt to take a look when you have the time. Love everything you do, you are a joy to watch.
Thank you for sharing your sewing rooms. I don't have a sewing room. I use my kitchen table. Which is why I don't enjoy sewing. I was feeling a bit claustrophobic when you shared your room. To be totally honest I also struggle with organizing YARN. That is my biggest problem. I have yarn stored in 2spare bedrooms plus have more yarn stored in the living room. So again thank you.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! My husband looks at my sewing room and shakes his head. I’ve been telling him that if you have a tidy sewing room you most likely don’t use it much. I also say that it what a creative mind looks like lol You must be a sister from an other mother lol Love it!
SAME! 💜
That awful fabric would make a nice tablecloth for an outdoor picnic table and you can toss it when it gets dirty--just a suggestion---I have 3 bookcases that are 'stuffed' with fabric, keep thinking I am going to die with it still 'stuffed'. I also have a whole ROLL of batting---Thank you so much for your honesty, we love it, makes me feel 'less guilty,' lol.
I think most of us who sew are the same way. All our stuff just kinda overflows. When the kids leave you gotta do something with the empty rooms, right? I have a “craft” room, a sewing room and an overflow room that’s the “guest room.” Good thing there’s no more rooms in my house!!! LOL😂
Some suggestions. Because you dump everything into bins and bags, it's difficult. Loose ribbon - Get a file folder or similar, fold the ribbon as you did and tape it onto the file folder/cardboard. You can tape dozens of ribbons to one file folder. You can either tape it inside on each side, so you take it out open it and select the color, or the outside so you can see the color ... then you keep THAT in the bin. Elastic double it and loop it onto a coat hanger, again, you can store all widths and dozens of them onto one coat hanger, using the bottom and top. This can then be hung on the back of the door. For things like zippers. Get a loose leaf notebook and the super thick/strong sheet protectors. Store the zippers in the sheet protectors, by size or color etc. I use the loose leaf that stands on it's own and so you open like a book, flip the "pages" to find your zipper size/color of choice, which you have written size on the sheet protector. (you can use ziplock with sliders by poking 3 holes and using those instead of sheet protectors. This works for many things, lace, patterns, tape, etc. The sock drawer dividers that look like picket fence, (Amazon) those are fabulous in the sewing room because you can customize the size shape and height of the "box" you build and these can be made to fit fat quarters, rolls of ribbon etc.. on a shelf. I made a grid of squares that fit in a drawer for thread storage. To cut them, bend it in the spot first, then they are easy to cut. Very cheap and you can build lots of corrals for things. While I appreciate all the comments of the relieved people seeing your "jumble", I am 180 degrees from that. My sewing studio stays clean and organized ALL the time because I am one of those that can not think when surrounded by chaos. Hopefully these ideas help someone.
Thanks for all the great ideas....I appreciate you taking the time to share what works for you❤️
You’re my hero!!! I resemble this 2nd room!!! 💜
Wow. You are brave to show us this. Thanks for sharing. I bow to your stick-to-it-tive-ness!!! My clean out of art, craft and sewing supplies has been taking forever. I can only handle an hour or 2 at a time. It’s exhausting. You did a great job and you must feel so good.
I put a W for washed on the selvage so I won’t forget.
I would so love to come and fold all the fabric, sort and organize everything! That’s fun for me. A little OCD, but I do make it work!🤓😍
Tracy great video as always. We have always lived in a tiny house and I gave up quilting because of it after the kids came along and not having enough disposable income and space for such an expensive hobby. I live in Canada $21 per yd. I live in a city of 4 million and one tiny quilting store struggling to stay in business. Sewing takes room. During Covid I began quilting and everyone moved back home who wasn't there already and our 1100 sq ft was overwelmed. I have a double bed and all my quilting has to fit under there. Talk about not knowing what you have :) My last child moved out last week and I jumped into that room. (My husband had long ago claimed the other. When I started unpacking my fabric, he said: "just remember that room still has to be the guest room as well." We'll see....One day I showed him on videos the craft rooms American women have. Then Micheals made sense to him. Our''s is also going out of business. We have no Hobby Lobby. I am lucky I don't have these temptations otherwise, he'd be looking for a room to rent for himself :). the culture of hobbies is so addictive and they take space. It is hard to limit ourselves to just one.
Congratulations! You just accomplished a super task. I need - desperately- to do this also. For me, assigning categories is the most difficult. Putting “like things” together sounds simple but in reality it is very difficult - especially for those items that fit several “categories”. Sigh. Thanks for the inspiration; I’ll keep trying. Thanks for sharing your process.
Oh you lucky girl, a fortune in materials, you have every sewers dream room, but I can imagine how over whelming it is to sort! You have a mini quilting shop looks like you won’t need to purchase another anything sewing wise for the rest of your life! All sewers need another 100 years to do everything they want to do! I have a bucket list that will out do me! lol lol best of luck in your organization. Cheers Lou
Maybe I'll send you photos of my "other " sewing storage room. I'm in the process of removing everything sewing from my living room. Kids move out and hobbies move in. Then at some point you have to regain control over your environment.
There is no shame in having supplies. It's how you choose to find peace and functionality that makes doing your projects easier.
For anyone who has admitted to hoarding it's a lifelong battle to overcome which sometimes needs a good friend to walk this journey alongside you.
Tracy, I have also lost my guest bedroom to my sewing supplies. It's time to get back some perspective and feel better about myself .
One huge challenge is to never have anything on the floor that needs to be picked up. Plus learning to say no when offered donations of supplies.
It's easy to forget that what you do can affect the people around you that you love the most. You got this!
Thanks for your openness and honesty.
Hugs from the Harris home in Geraldton Western Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
Thank you for all of your great tips❣️
New to your channel ! I painted my small craft room 3 months ago & have moved all my supplies into my parlor. I love having it mostly empty except for 3 sewing machines , a small table & 2 shelves that run the length of 1 wall that hold most of my thread containers , etc . I need to finish my curtains ( ball fringe ) 1st then organize & squeeze everything else back in !! I also do other crafts so those supplies have to fit. too. I look @ it every day but mostly shut the parlor door & say " Maybe later ? " I applaud your plan & video & offer congratulations for this ! You are my hero ! I will finish watching this later for inspiration ! My craft room also doesn't have a door ! Also some totes in attic ! I need to watch this so I can be productive like you ! Thanks xox that crown quilt for your new granddaughter is so beautiful ! What a lovely gift you have made for her
I have a HUGE secret, too! A 25ft x 60ft sewing/quilting room we planned and built in our shop on a small ranch when we relocated more than a decade ago.
Started quilting (and building my stash and whatnots we all wind up with) back in 2001. On and off for decades as life demanded. I'm finally working on organizing as I put fabric on boards (and gleaned bolt cardboards) and sort fat quarters, endless scraps , etc. Garage sales, thrift stores and fabric gifts from non quilting friends hasn't helped lol
I am so happy to see REAL sewing areas that are creative works in progress. Good for you to be so brave! It gives perspective to how 'making' makes messes and chaos at times.
Thank you, thank you for your candor. It makes a difference to many who otherwise might feel shamed by their creativity zones!
Go girl go
Hahaha. You’re no different! Love it!
This is the most realistic sewing room video! Great job Tracey!❤
you need the “Just Get It Done” quilts January decluttering challenge. Ms. Brown will get you through this, annually.
You are SO REAL ❤️
Thanks for letting us into your adventure.
You are so funny loving the show today
Thank you for sharing. ❤️
We just moved. Trying to organize my sewing stuff. I also work from home and I know I’m going to overflow into the office too! Thank you. You are not alone!
Oh Tracy! Thanks for sharing what our real sewing rooms look like! Mine does anyway! You're a breath of fresh air! Maybe this will kick me into gear on cleaning mine.... Someday
Thank you for showing the 'real' life of a sewing room. Right now, I am trying to work in a room that looks like your extra room. We have 1 more son to get moved out and then I'll have a clean room too. I have a prepared pegboard sitting in the hall because my room is so full we can't get to the walls to hang it.
❤😊 Ur Awesome, Lov This Preparing Space's!! We didn't think our Daughter's were ever going too move out, college here, dating, too picky... I even had my Friend's Praying for them 3 too see they needed more space, we got a huge laugh, we came home from our 25th my 2nd marriage, from dinner just Us, and our Daughter's had samples of materials for building adding on too our house, oh we laughed, couldn't stop crying, laughing, I opened refrigerator to get a bottle of wine, and My Oldest had her invitations to her wedding finally hanging 😀 oh we had horrible thoughts running through my head... all worked out, April's fool's day joke... didn't even think of the Date!! It will happen, Best too Enjoy because now there so busy, Life's being young!! ❤😊
Hi! I really enjoyed this video. I recently heard of a great project a zippered floor pouf- you make it with your scraps and then you just stuff it with all your extra scraps. Still accessible when you need them!
What a great idea ! x
I truly appreciated this podcast. We had to vacate mom out of her apt in 2023. What an eye opener for my daughter and I. Mom sewed also. I've been purging and giving away ever since, especially clothing fabrics. I'm retired now taking care of mom I sorted our fabrics and gave a friend who teaches in schools and community centers. What a relief that was.
My sewing room, my spare bedroom, my living room, and my library are always a mess with my sewing stuff. Thank you for showing me that I'm not the only one. I'm trying to get over Lyme disease. My mojo for everything hasn't been very good for a while now.
❤😊 Healing first, been through and it never goes away, get through and get Ur rest, try too get fruits in Ur diet, it's a horrible challenge but with good guidance and making Ur Health matter, Ur the response of how U be a good food detective, what we eat and drink, or snacks matter, oh it took me hard, I ended up in hospital tube all oh I don't wish that on anyone, Keep a diary, how u feel, what u eat, times, hoe many bottles of water, that Accountability helped me, Hope this help's, Remembering too take Ur Breath, Breathe, God Bless!! Ur cleaning, crafting spaces will be there too sort in a bit!! ❤😊
I hope you find relief soon from that horrible Lyme disease! We are having to move for the second time in six months because of the ticks here. These are all different and carry many other diseases besides Lyme. My daughter is vulnerable to some health issues and we don't want to risk her getting more! I'm keeping you in my prayers!
Hope you regain your health soon.
@@linsmith2310 Thank you.
I truly enjoy your content and your friendly way of presentation. I am watching you sort and clean your second sewing room. Several times you mentioned donating to Goodwill. Please research what Goodwill does with the money they make from sales of the donated goods they receive. Based on what I learned, I no longer patronize Goodwill but chose to donate to Catholic Charities, Right-to-Life Thrift, etc which uses money to benefit those in need in the community.
You get an AMAZING amount done. I’m much slower. Here’s my problem….I do this sorting/arranging after each project. It gives me the thinking time to decide what is next!
Haha now I don’t feel so bad cause that’s what my craftroom looks like currently on a daily basis …. I’ll have to show my husband I’m not the only one 😂😂😂
I'm like that, too! When cleaning, I find something awesome and start a new project. Cant help myself!!!!
❤😊 Honestly Ur Too Sweet, the way U were talking I was saying a Prayers for U, that's really not too bad!! Oh my goodness I hv 3 bedrooms, storage rooms, laundry room, my crafting has gotten out of hand, I hv too be organized all old totes, my Hubby's and I went too Walmart to purchase maybe 6 new totes, bins, for working projects, oh my goodness prices and so thin could not believe how cheaply made!! I will keep what I have and work with them... Ur both rooms are not horribly there working rooms, Lov Ur Efforts 😉 My Hubby's put some small boards on wll for Me for my little lite weighted thing, i lov them i slide my little thin bins, totes on them, i see U hv wall space, just a Suggestion 😉 Keep Rocking Life Beautifully ❤😊
You know what they say-- "how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!" You can do this! You are a true inspiration to us all because we can all relate to that one room we don't want to tackle!
I enjoyed this videos so much. It’s real life! Tip for batting scraps: take time to measure it and pin a note to the batting with size and type. Keep a notebook with your batting that lists what size batting scraps you have by type of batting. Now when you need batting for a smaller quilt, you can easily frankenbatt it together easily.
Congratulations Tracy on your organized room. Mine is awful and it does get overwhelming to try to organize and straighten it up. Sometimes I will look at it and walk out. I know what projects that I have started and which ones that I need to work on. I feel you lady, so happy for you. ❤❤
I do the "look at it and walk out", too. It's too much to think about!
I wondered where you put the stuff from your mom 😉. I have a nice-sized sewing room, but my rule is that if my stuff doesn't fit in that closet - when the room is tidy - I can't buy any more.
Very well done, Tracy!! Thx for your honesty!
Like most of us sewers, we appreciate that we’re not alone in my creativity. And I don’t know what I’d do without ziplock bags.
Right! Good ole' zip loc!!!
Thank you for sharing an honest and real sewing room
Well I’m glad to see that someone has a messy sew room! As many quilt as you do, you really need a second sewing room. Both looks great!
My only room is looking pretty bad right now. Thanks for sharing your little secret, I think most of us can relate!!
God Bless You for showing this. It is exactly what my sewing room looks like. I’m happy to know I’m not alone. When I do clean it up, the next project I drag everything out and we are back to square one. I tell whoever enters my basement, I hope you find your way back upstairs 😅
I found a solution to “I have to see it to know what I have” where little odd bits are concerned: see-thru clear shoe holders that either hang or go over the door. That’s where my miscellaneous little stuff lives: glue gun and sticks, tape, pattern weights, Inktense Pens, etc.. I have another one dedicated to zippers - this has been a game changer! Best wishes to us all. You made tremendous headway today.
Good job now you know what you have again 😂😊
You saved me today. I was just sitting here in my comfortable chair. Just so ready to give up. My 2 sewing rooms are a big mess. I keep trying and trying and nothing works. And BAM you appear out of nowhere and please know you have helped me immensely. I actually went in my room and started to dig in. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!
Good for you! Tracy is an angel!
@@claudiawarren6053 indeed she is. I watch her all the time but never seen her do a video like this. I mean I really really needed this video at this time. It was a BLESSING
Thank you both for the kind words. I struggled a bit on this video...but It makes my heart happy to know that it helped you get motivated ❤️
Thank you so much. What a relief to see a "normal" sewing room!!!! Creativity is messy!
Creativity has always been messy in my life haha🤣
Oh Man! I would have a very difficult time doing this. I have adult ADHD and "squirrel!" I can't keep focused on one project.....but I know once I pick something up...don't just put it down.....put it in its place! I would have to have a timer set or I'd get lost and very frustrated. You are our hero for attempting this.
Yeh! I’m with you. Having company today and they will likely want to see the whole house and the truth will be revealed!
I love the decorative zippers. I’ve never seen those
I found that cleaning up as I go, and doing a thorough cleaning after each large project (like a quilt), helps me not have the situation your second sewing room has...otherwise my sewing studio would look the same as yours!
The running joke in our family is the whole house is my sewing room! I have a small area in the back room where I store most of my crafts that is best described as organized chaos. I use the dining room and living room as a craft room as well.😂🤣😂
Thank you sooooo much for sharing this!!!
Hi Tracy!! Wow! Now I don't feel so guilty about how messy my sewing/quilting corner is. It's more like controlled chaos but I still can't see an uncluttered spot on my sewing desk. Thank you for taking us on this journey. You're so lucky to have 2 rooms but I feel blessed to have one corner in our home office that I can use and keep things out. Now, rest and relax in your cleaned space! ~~ Lynne
No rest now LOL it's time to make another quilt...which of course means....the mess starts over...lol🤣
You are my hero! I watched this video twice and chuckled out load both times. Grand kids said “granny, that’s you” and laughed like crazy. Thank you.
Happy to hear that you can relate LOLOLOL Thank you for watching❤️
You make me laugh. I thought I had a lot of "stuff" not!!! I put my batting in the closet, I know it's there, just don't need to see it, but I'm with you, I need to see what fabrics I have. Can't make a plan if it's not all in view. thank you oh so much for sharing your time, talent and honesty with me. I duplicated your scrap wall of fame, not shame. I'm thinking about making another for the zippers, straps, batting scraps, ribbon, yarn etc. Might be an option I've been tossing around in my head.
Bravo 🎉!!!! I'm a saver of sewing and quilting paraphernalia that has moved with me from place to place. Sometimes, we have to face all of it and get real with ourselves . I can truly relate to the feeling of being weighed down and overwhelmed by my sewing room. It can reduce creativity for me.
I appreciate your organizing endeavor! ❤
I went through a rendition in which i started gathering sewing "stuff" from all the nooks and crannies from about the house, stuffed in drawers here and there, and hiding out in the trunk. What began as an afternoon ended up being done over the course of multiple months as i dug, had to reorganize some of the places i dug from, finished some things rather than pack them up again in nothing but a different place, condensed found things into organization, and embarked on some stash sewing.
so glad I am not the only one who doesn't press and perfectly fold my fabric. like you, I don't have time for it.
You are inspiring me to organize more and get rid of stuff I will probably never use. I am glad it's not just me having stuff unsorted. I did manage to organize most of my zippers, ribbons, strapping etc. in bins and placed them on a book shelf with labels. It's extremely hard for me to organize anything in a small apartment. I have stashes everywhere and it's a pain trying to find something I need. I don't have a sewing room and sometimes procrastinate on getting stuff out for a project and then having to put it away again so I can have a chair to watch a movie. I all so have a piles of yarn that I crochet and knit with and it takes up a lot of room. I wish I could shut door and leave it for the next day to start on a project again.
Great job!!
Thank you for letting us in your sewing room #2! It's so real - many of us struggle like you, asking ourselves if we'll use something. Anyway, I appreciate your thought processing through decisions and honesty about how hard it can be. And go Steelers!
My plan on zippers is to use up all the size 4.5 (byAnnie) zippers I have then only buy the large rolls of white and black from Wawak then cover them with coordinating fabric so I don’t have to deal with colors any longer. If someone wants a special zipper, they can pay for it.
My strapping all has labels on them with the length remaining marked. Same with zipper tape. I need to sort everything fast - I’m moving sometime soon and have no idea when or how much space I will have. Yikes.
Here’s yet another plea/request for a tutorial on that Quiltmas quilt. I absolutely loved it.
❤ Way to go! It took great care, reached film. That’s fair room and put it on video for the world to see. I need to do something like that so I too can be accountable. I am extremely impressed for the amount of work you get done and still be able to take time to clear that room. Congratulations.
Nice to see the reality! Epic clear up.
Thanks, Tracy, for giving me a chuckle. Organizing is overwhelming. Listening to you sigh and lament. Good on you for taking on the task. It is satisfying once you're done.
I use plastic shoe box size containers , label them which keeps everything organized.your shelving would look great, and easy to access your stuff🤪
Fabulous job!! I remember when Just Get it Done Quilts counted how much yardage she had. OMG! I felt so much better about myself. This too was cathartic. TY
Your second sewing room looks so tidy. It was definitely a long, tedious process but you made a great accomplishment! Very inspiring 😄
Tracy im watching you when i just moved & have ALOT of stuff ( sewing) to sort & put up myself !! Good Luck with your cleaning. ❤
It’s interesting all the organizational differences we all have. Baggies of stuff organized or not gives me anxiety. For me it’s over stimulating visually. So smaller bins (not shoe size, about double that) where things are clearly labeled makes me stay more organized and limits what fits. If I find a bin becomes full, it’s time to donate. Usually one quick visual check tells me if things are more than two years old, then in the donation bag it goes. This episode made me want to go reorganize again! But I will wait as there are other areas in my home more in need of organizing. Thanks for taking us on this journey and being honest, it’s scary opening up to others online through your channel. But what really happened, by filming yourself and sharing with us, it was like you were talking to your best friend while FaceTiming which is always fun to do when you want to chat and work, it makes the time fly!! I have used that before! Thanks again!!
I love your Pensacola Christian college t-shirt you're wearing. Thank you so much for showing us how you're doing it. My sewing room is much messier and bigger than yours. I should clean mine. You're giving me some energy to do so.😊
I LOVE the 2 gallon bags from DT...use them for so many things.
Gosh I LOVED this video. I really enjoy cleaning and organizing videos and I NEEDED this for quilting! I really identify with your piles, and you are a great example and inspiration for me to work on my sewing room! Thank you! I love listening to your stream of consciousness talk as you think through what to do with it all. You are amazing and so relatable!!❤❤❤
Your second sewing room before pic looks just like my sewing room right now!!! I started laughing when you were grabbing handfuls of scraps for the eBay bags!
I'm cleaning up my sewing room right now as well after watching how Quilting with Tiffany organizes her scraps..😊
Oh, that huge pile of scraps is my idea of scrappy quilting heaven! If I were not already being crowded out of my house by scraps, I would jump on those ebay auctions. Good luck!
Thank you for sharing your "as is" room. I don't feel alone.😀😁
Thank you!!! At least you can walk through both of your sewing rooms. I have 2 rooms also, and over 20 large totes of fabric in the garage, but I can't walk though that whole area either. I find myself spreading out my work and not putting away leftovers when projects are done. Thank you for making me face up and try to improve. You beat me on the zippers, but I can't part with them.😂
I feel your anxiety. My si as ter came to my house one day & we cleaned my sewing room & last week I went to her house and we cleaned & organized her room. Now to keep them that way!
LOL Tracy! So real! 🤗Imagine if you were confined to one 8x10 room for your sewing and quilting. That’s me and I do this often.😂 I drive my mister crazy with my almost constant reorganizing and purging of scraps. He says “can’t you use that?” and I tell him only if you get rid of your TV.😂😂😂
I think we all have a 2nd room to catch all
I can totally identify with the quilting chaos! My sewing room in now in my dining area & the table is where my sewing machine sits permanently. We don't eat there anymore. Ive also taken over all the china hutch cabinet for all my fabrics/notions., and this sits next to my fabric cutting table. But i do draw the line at storing fabric where i keep food/pans/dishes.
I'll be happy to take any rainbow fabrics you have off your hands for a price. Much love. ❤
I recently went through my cousin’s vastly crowded sewing room (and boxes and boxes stored in different closets) after she passed. Her daughters wanted to just bring it all to me, ha! I did end up with a fair amount of fabric, notions, machines and other miscellaneous items which I’m still tripping over in my tiny apartment. I so enjoyed this video and watching you make decisions on what to keep and not. Thanks for being real with us, Tracy! There’s hope for me yet!
a long time ago....I was headed in that direction. ended up having to give A LOT of it away because I had to move to a much smaller place. now I have a necessary rule that I have to live by. For every new piece of fabric I purchase, I MUST use some of what I have for "hometown gifts. this has actually saved my sanity! Now I have a tall cupboard to hold my fabric . that"s it! No options to buy more and IS IT EVER HARD TO SAY NO TO MYSELF!
REAL Life, Tracy!! Thanks for sharing 😅
hey I LOVE YOU FOR BEING REAL !!!my sewing room looks like that except everything is in styrafoam containers with lids, to keep cat fur from contaminating my material i sew for people with allergies. pool noodles ascraps n boxes all around with a large kindergarden table from a local school. but thank you for your honesty
About 2 months ago I sat in the middle of the floor in my sewing room and I was BRUTAL. I weeded out fabric like a mad woman. After it was all done after 2 days, I felt fantastic. Now after a project I make precuts out of all my scraps and put them away ready for use
We renovated our house last spring so I had to totally empty my sewing room. What an eye opener!!! When I put everything back, I went thru it and purged what I could, organized it etc. it is so hard to let go of some things. Lol